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air rage

air rage

1 7.4
Violent or angry actions by passengers on a plane because they feel stressed and frustrated
  • noun
  • /ɛr reɪdʒ/
  • Literature
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  • Skyrage's Sheffer says air rage can be quelled with a public awareness campaign, flight crew training in how to deal with unruly passengers, limits on alcohol consumption for passengers, and dissemination of information about the physical effects of flying.
  • air rage incident
  • case of air rage

Examples

  • What follows are 10 majorly despised international hubs (or hopefuls) that, while they may have a few staunch fans, and some have even won awards, have all inspired enough fury, flak, and "never again" air rage to merit a place on this list.

    Blog text (18)

  • The flight was delayed due to an incident of air rage where a passenger became aggressive over the lengthy wait.

  • Passengers reported multiple cases of air rage during the flight, mostly triggered by the unavailability of food.

  • After witnessing an episode of air rage involving a loud argument, the crew quickly intervened to restore order.

Synonyms

aggressive behavior
vsair rage
10 4.1

Actions that hurt or try to control other people

occurs specifically on flights and links to passenger stress or frustration
violent disorder
vsair rage
  • NSFW
7.4

An event in public where a group becomes violent and damages property

happens between individual passengers on flights rather than large public disturbances

Antonyms

composure
38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

calmness
9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Aggressive

assault
  • Specialized
378 4.5
air rage
  • Literature
1 7.4
argument
617 2.3
rudeness
27 1.8
irritation
27 3.6

Surface Forms

air rage singular
air rages plural

Morphology

air + rage

The meaning 'violent or aggressive behavior by airline passengers' is directly and predictably built from 'air' (air travel) + 'rage' (intense anger). This follows a regular, productive noun+noun compounding pattern in English (cf. 'road rage'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Air rage comes from the image of sudden rage in the air—like 'road rage' but on a plane. So it means 'violent or aggressive behavior by people during a flight'.